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November 23, 2016
There are multiple ways teachers can use technology in their instruction and one important one of them is for classroom management. Over the last few years we have reviewed numerous mobile apps and web tools that aid teachers in effectively managing their classes and today we are sharing with you five excellent tools from our collection. Some of the things you can perform with these tools include: create groups with specific seating charts, give instant feedback to your students, poll your classes, control the level of noise in your class, communicate with parents and keep them engaged in the learning process taking place in class and many more.

ClassDojo is a beautiful, safe, and simple communication app for teachers, parents, and students…ClassDojo helps teachers build a positive classroom culture by encouraging students and communicating with parents. Here is some of what teachers can do with ClassDojo:Encourage students for any skill, like “Working hard” and “Teamwork; bring parents into the classroom experience by sharing photos, videos, and announcements. Teachers can also safely and instantly message with any parent. Additionally, Parents see their child’s updates at home, as well as a stream of photos and videos from school.’

Plickers lets you poll your class for free, without the need for student devices. Just give each student a card (a "paper clicker"), and use your iPhone/iPad to scan them to do instant checks-for-understanding, exit tickets, and impromptu polls. Best of all, your data is automatically saved, student-by-student, at plickers.com.

Watch or control your own set of lights. Use for educational purposes or just for fun. Traffic Light! Can also be used for behaviour management…The traffic light with four colours (Red/Amber/Green/Blue) could be used as a teaching aid, where each colour represents an action for the students to perform e.g. RED: No talking, listen / AMBER: Work by yourself / GREEN: Keep on working and co-operate with others / BLUE: Personal time.

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Coming to you from the Canadian Maritimes ( Halifax), Educational Technology and Mobile Learning is an educational blog dedicated to curating, reviewing and sharing EdTech tools and mobile apps. The purpose is to help teachers and educators effectively integrate digital technologies into their day-to-day teaching, learning and professional development. For any questions regarding our website or the content we publish, please contact EdTech admin, editor and blog owner, Med Kharbach at: info@educatorstechnology.com.

Med Kharbach is a doctoral researcher and a former teacher with 10 years of classroom teaching experience. Med's research interests include: language learning, linguistics, Internet linguistics, critical linguistics, discourse analysis, new (emerging) literacies, and educational technology. Here is how to cite any of our blog posts in APA style :

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